ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑯᕕᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 31-ᒥ
For the English version of this story, please see People in Iqaluit reminded to update their address with Service Canada.
Kinngait artwork goes on sale in Iqaluit
Works produced by 15 different Kinngait artists will be on sale in Iqaluit. Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum manager and curator Jessica Kotierk, pictured here, says people should arrive early to the sale which starts at 1 p.m. Saturday. After the sale, the works will remain on display at the museum until December, when they will be sent to the buyers. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ
Sgt. ᓯᕝᑲ ᐃᕙᓄᕙ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᓂ; ᐋᒍᔅᑎᒥ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᓛᖑᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ
Recreation organizers, coaches converge in Iqaluit for conference
Coaches clinic, leadership and grant applications among topics that will be covered
Lonely iceberg floats to Iqaluit
One lonely iceberg floats on the water near Iqaluit. It was visible west of Long Island in Frobisher Bay for much of a cloudy and windy Thursday in the Nunavut capital. Iqaluit could be in for rain on Oct. 19 as the temperature is expected to rise to 3 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Iqaluit daycare robbed 4 times in 9 days
Concerned board member shares video asking for help after First Steps Daycare targeted again late Tuesday
‘Make hiring people with a disability a priority’: Nunavut non-profit manager
Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society seeks to break down stereotypes during awareness month
Iqaluit cadets back on parade 7 weeks after break-in
Vandalism delayed start of fall program, damage totalled $30,000
Air India travellers arrive in Chicago as RCMP investigates emergency landing in Iqaluit
Passengers spend 18 hours at Iqaluit airport after bomb threat forces unscheduled landing of Flight 127
ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᒧᑦ: ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ
123Go! ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ
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End of day anticipation
Children at Aakuluk Daycare in Iqaluit peer outside as they wait for their rides home at the end of the day. This month, the non-profit daycare is selling products from the Dieleman fundraising catalogue to raise money to cover daily operational costs. (Photo courtesy of Leslie Evaloakjuk)
Canadian air force mobilized to help stranded Air India passengers
Flight 127 grounded Tuesday due to ‘bomb threat,’ Defence Minister Bill Blair says
Booked-up southern shelters put Iqaluit animal rescue in a bind
Nunavut Animal Rescue stuck with 10 puppies and no homes to house them
Business is a pleasure at Expo
Amanda Anawak, right, shares a laugh with fellow artisan Tanya Scott, of Tundra Moon Designs. They greeted the public during the inaugural Small Business and Community Expo held at the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit on Oct. 12. Anawak is a student studying business skills for artists through a course offered by Ilitaqsiniq, also known as the Nunavut Literacy Council. Scott recently showcased her resin and lichen jewelry line at Montreal Fashion Week. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Uquutaq Society gets $1M kitchen upgrade
Space to provide meal services and future training opportunities for organization’s clients
Grounded after ‘threat,’ Air India travellers forced to wait in Iqaluit
Airport staff delivers lunch to passengers after Chicago-bound flight made unscheduled landing
ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ
ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ 17 ᒥᓂᑦᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ
Lighting the way for small business
Gwen Natsiq lights a qulliq at the opening of the inaugural Small Business and Community Expo in Iqaluit Friday evening. The networking event and showcase is open to the public from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at the Aqsarniit hotel. More than two dozen small business owners, home-based entrepreneurs, artisans and crafters, and non-profit organizations registered as exhibitors. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Elder mobility vans to hit the road in 5 Nunavut communities
GN partners with Arctic Training Ltd. to operate vehicles, train drivers
Keep Inuktitut strong!
Keep Inuktitut Strong is the message of this poster next to the Inuksuk High School gym, in a photo from October 2024. (File photo by Daron Letts)
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Apex bridge completion delayed by 3 weeks
‘Unexpected issues’ with the ground under the bridge require more work, City of Iqaluit says
You should be alarmed
Sparky, the City of Iqaluit fire department’s Dalmatian mascot, leads the crew in raising awareness of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 6 to 12, at the fire hall Monday. Sparky was joined by Chief Steve McGean, left; Lt. Nathan Link; Ainsley Walker, firefighter medic; and deputy Chief Jason Fournier. Their message: Install smoke detectors in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of a home; test smoke detectors monthly; replace batteries at least once a year or when a low-battery alert sounds; and replace smoke detectors after 10 years. (Photo by Daron Letts)
People in Iqaluit reminded to update their address with Service Canada
Canada Post’s mail redirect service expires Oct. 31
Iqaluit council approves $5.4M Inuit food voucher program
Funding comes from Indigenous Services Canada’s Inuit Child First Initiative and Jordan’s Principle
Iqaluit performers to get national exposure
Throat singers Taiga Las, left, and Miria Quassa perform as part of the Inuksuk Drum Dancers at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit on Oct. 8. The performance was part of the 2024 CBC Massey Lectures held at the school, which included a talk by University of Toronto professor Ian Williams on regaining the lost art of civil discourse. The performance is scheduled to be broadcast on CBC Radio next month. (Photo by Daron Letts)